USPTO Patents Application 09556439

CLAIMS

1 . A method for configuring a communications system having a CALL PULL-
BACK mechanism, comprising the steps of:

5 populating a digital repository with preprogranmied software objects;

selecting a subset of the preprogrammed software objects from the digital repository;
customizing the subset of preprogrammed software objects with user defined
parameters so as to implement predetermined functions when executed by a processor;

mapping the predetermined functions to corresponding operating system inputs; and
10 performing the determined fimctions when initiated by the corresponding

operating system inputs.

2. The method of Claim 1 , wherein the predetermined fimctions are associated with
said CALL PULL-BACK mechanism.

3. The method of Claim 1 , fiirther comprising the step of:

1 5 documenting the preprogrammed software objects including information about the

predetermined fimctions.

4. The method of Claim 3, fiirther comprising the step of:

docimienting the preprogrammed software objects, after being customized, as
drawings including the user defined parameters.
20 5. The method of Claim 1, fiirther comprising the step of:

packaging the preprogrammed soflware objects as a consumer product.

6. The method of Claim 5, fiirther comprising the step of:

offering to sell the packaged preprogrammed software objects to consumers.

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7. The method of Claim 5, wherein said consumer product including a computer
readable medium.

8. The method of Claim 5, wherein said consumer product further includes
documentation about the preprogranraied software objects.

9. The method of Claim 6, wherein:

the offering to sell step comprises advertising for sale the consumer product over the
Internet.

10. A configurable conmiunications system, comprising:

a digital repository populated with preprogrammed software objects configured to
perform predetermined functions that are customizable by user defined parameters when
executed by a processor;

input devices configured to receive the user defined parameters;

the processor; and

a computer readable medium encoded v^th processor readable instructions that when
executed by the processor implement,

a call processing mechanism configured to perform the predetermined
functions as customized by the user defined parameters.

11. The system of Claim 10, wherein the predetermined functions are associated with
a CALL PULL-BACK mechanism.

12. The system of Claim 10, wherein:

the digital repository being a database hosted on at least one of a computer readable
medium and printed document.

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13. The system of Claim 10, wherein:

the call processing mechanism being configured to provide multi-media messaging
including at least one of voice mail, e-mail, and facsimile.

14. The system of Claim 10, further comprising:

a communication interface for receiving data over at least one of a Sonet Ring
network and a meshed network.

15. The system of Claim 14, wherein the at least one of a Sonet Ring network and a
meshed network being configured with ATM as a transport for packetized traffic.

16. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in
the computer storage mediimi for causing a processor to implement a call processing system,
the computer program code mechanism comprising:

a first computer code device configured to create a library of preprogrammed
software objects capable of performing predetermined fimctions;

a second computer code device configured to store the library of
preprogrammed software objects in a digitial repository;

a third computer code device configured to select a subset of preprogrammed
software objects from the digital repository based on a preselected portion of the
predetermined fimctions;

a fourth computer code device configured to customize the selected
preprogrammed software objects based on user defined parameters; and

a fifth computer code device configured to process calls based on the selected
programmed software objects as customized with the user defined parameters.

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17. The computer program product of Claim 16, wherein the predetermined functions
are associated with a CALL PULL-BACK mechanism.

18. The computer program product of Claim 16, wherein the digital repository
comprises a database.

5 19. The computer program product of Claim 1 8, wherein said database being hosted

on at least one of a computer readable medium and a printed document.

20. The computer program product of Claim 16, wherein said predetermined
functions being a user customized call pull-back operation.

21 . The computer program product of Claim 16, wherein said user defined
10 parameters being conmiunication system attributes.

22. A system for configuring a communications system having a CALL PULL-
BACK mechanism, comprising:

means for populating a digital repository with preprogranraied software objects;
means for selecting a subset of the preprogrammed software objects from the digital
15 repository;

means for customizing the subset of preprogrammed software objects with user
defmed parameters so as to implement predetermined functions when executed by a
processor;

means for mapping the predetermined functions to corresponding operating system
20 inputs; and

means performing the predetermined functions when initiated by the corresponding
operating system inputs.

23. The system of Claim 22, wherein the predetermined functions are associated with
a CALL PULL-BACK mechanism.

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24. The system of Claim 22, further comprising:
means for disaster resistant communications.

25. The system of Claim 22, further comprising:

means for transporting traffic between nodes when an outbound footprint allowing
5 users node access as a local call is exceeded.

26. The system of Claim 22, further comprising:

means for locking up an allocation of bandwidth needed in a virtual point to point
connection during call set.

27. The system of Claim 22, fiirther comprising:

10 means for tearing down an ATM cloud providing a virtual point to point connection

after determining that a call terminates on a same concentrator as the call was originated on.

28. The system of Claim 22, further comprising:

means for controlling numbering and forwarding from digital transport edge devices
placed on or near a customer's premises.
15 29. The system of Claim 22, further comprising:

means for record keeping for each client's configuration of the subset of
preprogrammed software objects.

30. The system of Claim 22, further comprising:

means for documenting spoken verbiage and member information used in
20 customizing the subset of preprogrammed software objects.

3 1 . The system of Claim 22, further comprising:

means for documenting the subset of preprogrammed software objects used in the

system.

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